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A Denver judge has thrown out a lawsuit filed by eight people who live near Bonnie Brae, clearing the way for that neighborhood’s first dispensary to open next month. District Court Judge Christopher Baumann ruled April 28 that the residents’ Dec. 12 lawsuit was filed one week too late and therefore outside a 28-day statute of limitations. “This court is not in receipt of any competent evidence to justify an alternative finding,” he wrote. The judge’s order is a win for Silver Stem Fine Cannabis, which asked the Denver…

The Bonnie Brae building that houses The Saucy Noodle restaurant has sold and may soon lose its most notable tenant. The 8,331-square-foot building at 715-727 S. University Blvd. was bought for $2.2 million July 15 by an entity affiliated with property developer Otto Petty, co-founder of Endurance Real Estate Partners, according to public records. The deal works out to about $264 per square foot. FirstBank provided financing. Petty did not respond to repeated requests for comment last week. Saucy Noodle has been in the…

For Bonnie Brae, 2022 is proving to be a time of transition as the forces of change and redevelopment are often coming into conflict with the desire to preserve its historic past. After two years of the pandemic, it’s a tale familiar in Denver’s historic neighborhoods: Several neighborhood institutions close, while others still hang on. In Bonnie Brae, the closing of the Bonnie Brae Tavern was a major blow for those nostalgic about the neighborhood’s past glory, though the resiliency of the Campus Lounge remains a bright…

After 88 years at 740 S. University Blvd., the Bonnie Brae Tavern will close later this month. Ricky Dire, who owns the restaurant with his cousin Michael — and whose grandparents founded it in 1934 — told BusinessDen that its last day open will be June 25. “It’s a very bittersweet thing,” he said. The Dire family sold the property at the end of May for $4.5 million, according to public records. In addition to the 740 S. University Blvd. building, home to the tavern and a dry cleaners, the deal also involved the Wish…